Thanks to Chloe Bird, Ph.D., Senior Sociologist at RAND Corporation, for sharing this new health podcast.

For nearly 30 years, heart disease has killed more women than men in the United States. Yet women continue to face lower rates of diagnosis, treatment, and survival. Many other diseases are disproportionately prevalent among women and may affect them differently, requiring gender-specific approaches to diagnosis and treatment. The disparities in care might have developed unintentionally, but the time has come to narrow them deliberately. In this recording, a panel of experts discuss women’s health, heart health, and the potential effects of gender on health.

It could be unbearable to bring your heart failure with you until you grow older (if you get to live longer) and to think, that is just among women’s most common health issues and there is more to be careful of.